Anyone here have the old Full Tilt Pinball CD, which contains the famous 'Space Cadet' table that's included with Win XP? 

I picked up FTP on eBay for 3 bucks, and then realized it's meant for Windows 95 and 98.  Anyone succesfully used it in XP?  I downloaded the demo and ran it in compatibility mode, so I hope the full version works...

Space Cadet high score: 8.6 million.

Crap. 

Turns out my computer, and my brain, really are getting old.  My video card is, in fact, AGP. 

In light of this fact, I'll probably be better off putting my money in savings for a month or two until, A) I save up enough for the processor, memory, motherboard and GPU; and B) some newer, less expensive DX 10 cards come out. 

What's the standard for a power supply these days; 500 watts? 

I think you missed the point. If you're using an AGP video card, it will NOT WORK with those new motherboards.... BeavermanA

My current card is, in fact, a PCI-E, so that's easier to work with.  I'm not a complete newbie to computer upgrades, just behind the times with what's "current" and what's not.

Yes, my video card is a bit out-dated, but it still works.  I'm planning on just upgrading the processor and motherboard now, and waiting until some DX 10 cards drop in price a bit before buying a new GPU.

So, are the AMD and Intel processors fairly comparable, then?  I'm leaning toward AMD because of cost, and I figure that if I need to update later on, then I can just get a new processor instead of replacing the whole mobo.

Like I said, those motherboards were just some common suggestions that I'd heard.  What are some better options for me?

Thanks for the help!

Pending an income tax refund from Uncle Sam, I'm going to upgrade my cpu and motherboard (currently a Pentium 4 2.4).  I'm not interested in buying the fastest processor out there; I'm looking for the better bang for the buck - Right around $300 or so.  As it is so far, these are the two options that seem pretty common:

Intel:
Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - $169
ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 - $140

AMD:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+(65W) Windsor 2.0GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 - $109
ASUS M2N4-SLI Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard  - $89
Since this is the less expensive option, I would also add this:
G.SKILL 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) System Memory - $100

Are these good options?  I do not have wads of cash laying all over the place, so I'm upgrading my system a bit at a time.